After weeks of trial, the fate of Mark was finally in the hands of the jury.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNX90EFbqT
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verdict. The judge entered the room and asked the foreperson of the jury if they had259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9gV36qOdm
reached a verdict. The foreperson, a middle-aged woman with a stern expression, stood259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2twiLvA0uY
up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFTnUrwpvl
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5ghN9glIw
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡog2OUkvY4g
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPPRBVM7VL
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIeh2UYTuM
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NAPZGGjI2
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0SfGlaZd1
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut4DVfoL3V
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tK3YJe1d4
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODtP8CSkYz
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJECa8pZJgy
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history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qIGecxqbe
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbalZLI4igc
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK5cROACxX
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmthsJzS0qL
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPob5zGdwo
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsRzxUU42W
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaVMwybOum
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such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGnfOxK9ro
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEL2dD09cJT
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXnh2rQGuk
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SnsaceZ1e
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